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Yang Young-ja

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Yang Young-ja
Personal information
Born (1964-07-06) 6 July 1964 (age 62)
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Korean name
Hangul
양영자
Hanja
梁英子
RRYang Yeongja
MRYang Yŏngja
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulDoubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 New DelhiDoubles
Silver medal – second place1983 TokyoSingles
Silver medal – second place1987 New DelhiSingles
Silver medal – second place1987 New DelhiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1985 GothenburgTeam
Bronze medal – third place1987 New DelhiMixed doubles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1986 SeoulTeam
Silver medal – second place1982 New DelhiTeam
Bronze medal – third place1982 New DelhiSingles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulSingles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 SeoulMixed Doubles

Yang Young-ja (Korean: 양영자; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea.[1]

Table tennis career

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She won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships[2][3] and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa. She is also a two-time women's singles world champion runner-up in 1983 and 1987.[4][5]

She retired right after the 1988 Summer Olympics, and currently resides in Seoul working as a table tennis coach responsible for the junior team of South Korea.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  4. ↑ Yang Yeong-Ja. sports-reference.com
  5. ↑ Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Doubles. sports-reference.com